The Otters scored 3 power play goals in the game.  Andrew Johnson recorded a playmaker with 3 assists and Cole Zierden had a hat trick.

Zierden got the scoring started 1:35 into the game with an assist from Kellen Stenstrom.  Zierden’s second goal came on the power play at 7:56 and was assisted by Michael DeBrito and Carter Thielke.  Kittson County Central got on the board at 9:21 when Tyler Hennen found the back of the net off assists from Izyk Strege and Landon Sugden.  Stenstrom made it 3-1 at 13:13 with an assist from Andrew Johnson.

Zierden completed his hat trick 3:12 into the second period, assisted by Andrew Johnson and Landon Thacker.  Strege scored for the Bearcats at 6:23, assisted by Hennen and Sugden, making it a 4-2 contest.  A power play goal at 10:12 by Stenstrom was setup by Andrew Johnson and Isaac Johnson and Kittson Central answered at 13:46 and 16:41 with two goals by Sugden.  Hennen assisted on the first goal and Hayden Olsonawski assisted on the second one, trimming the Otters lead to 5-4 at the end of two periods.

Isaac Johnson and Michael DeBrito tallied unassisted goals 1:20 apart in the third period and DeBrito’s power play goal at 16:35 was assisted by Isaac Johnson and Stenstrom.

Fergus Falls (9-2) will face Detroit Lakes at 4:00pm Thursday for the championship of the Holiday Hockey Classic.